Japan's strict kei car regulations, designed to get around some of the country's inherent automotive issues--lack of space, lack of parking, expensive gas--typically breed small, upright boxes where ...
The Daihatsu Vision Copen was one of the many highlights of the Japan Mobility Show, as a sporty ICE-powered concept that could preview a future Mazda MX-5 rival. Independent digital artist Theottle ...
According to a press statement issued by the company, over 4,000 orders have already been placed for the brand new Daihatsu Copen roadster. The Japanese brand says this happened in a relatively short ...
Production of the Daihatsu Copen will officially end in August 2026, bringing to a close one of Japan’s most distinctive kei roadsters. Yet this isn’t the final word, as Daihatsu has already hinted ...
This kei car is going away this summer, as Daihatsu will pull the plug on it. But the Copen might return with a third generation ...
Antony Ingram April 3, 2014 Comment Now! If you've heard of the Daihatsu Copen, you've either got an impressively geeky level of car knowledge, or you're a regular on the PlayStation--where Daihatsu's ...
Buying a Porsche can be hard, as even its cheapest model, the 718 Cayman, is not what you’d call affordable. There is however an alternative way, and that is to find a used Daihatsu Copen and turn it ...
The Daihatsu Copen is one of my favorite cars that has yet to reach American shores. It’s a tiny, two-seater convertible that’s been on sale since 2002 in places like Japan and Europe, with two ...
Toyota has rolled out a new sports car for the Japanese market that is called the Copen GR Sport. The small car is a two-seat convertible sports car that meets the minivehicle standards in Japan. It ...
Let’s get the most important thing out of the way: The Copen GR Sport isn’t coming to America because it’s a kei car, the smallest class of highway-legal car in Japan. That means it has to fit into an ...
You know the Daihatsu Copen, don't you? How could you not? After all, it's the legendary two-door kei convertible known for absolutely decimating Japan's mountain roads, shaming even the most ...
Daihatsu left the U.S. market way back in 1992, but the brand is still going strong in Japan. The company is wholly owned by Toyota now and specializes in building kei cars and trucks, a special class ...